[SM-T110] Boots only in recovery - Galaxy Tab 3 Q&A, Help & Troubleshooting

Hi, i wanted to boot into recovery. When i done my backup i can't boot into android. Backup didnt help.
Any help?

Mudzajan said:
Hi, i wanted to boot into recovery. When i done my backup i can't boot into android. Backup didnt help.
Any help?
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This has been answered many many times. Please search before creating a thread for a topic that had been covered already.
Hint: Read the very last post of the recovery thread.
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Tried it, but when i try to flash it says Can't flash flashable_recovery.zip - bad
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Mudzajan said:
Tried it, but when i try to flash it says Can't flash flashable_recovery.zip - bad
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Is that the exact message that you received?
That zip has been used successfully several times in the last week. Maybe you had a bad download.

gr8nole said:
Is that the exact message that you received?
That zip has been used successfully several times in the last week. Maybe you had a bad download.
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Nvm, fixed it (downloaded zip again)
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That problem could be avoided by checking md5/sha1 sums before trying to flash....

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[Q] HELP! Flashing Rom Problem

SOOO..
as I tried to install a rom (Tuesday). It aborted saying that the file way bad.
Any solution guys?
iSlow said:
SOOO..
as I tried to install a rom (Tuesday). It aborted saying that the file way bad.
Any solution guys?
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re download the rom
b0ricuaguerrero said:
re download the rom
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tried. but still no good. i think it maybe my phone but I wouldnt know where to start to fix it.
Did you do full wipe clear all cache b4 tyring to install?
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Yes i did
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Try flashing a diff ROM if it works then its the download if not then further troubleshooting is needed.
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definitely sounds like a bad download
This is actually the second rom I tried to flash.
First rom was miui and it said the something. I thought it was just a bad link.
Second rom was Tuesday and the problem reaccured.
I am beginning to think it's my phone.
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How are you installing on your sd?
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Wipe data then cache
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are you checking the md5? are you installing it through cwm recovery and not rom manager?
Yup through the clockworkmod
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iSlow said:
Yup through the clockworkmod
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hmmm got me beat.
you can try tdj's super wipe and wipe everything clean
you can try flashing a new CWM
try another ROM?
another microsd?
go back to stock and flash again?
if none of those works then yeah... don't know what to say. make sure to check the md5 to save yourself a lot of time
If you don't mind explaining, what's. Md5?
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Are you installing the zip file on root your sd not in any other file?
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bobby3306 said:
Are you installing the zip file on root your sd not in any other file?
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yup. not from any folders.
oh sorry didn't see this post, but basically the MD5 checksum allows us to check if the file we downloaded exactly matches the original file
example (not real obviously)
Thursday ROM has a MD5 of 1234abcde
but what you downloaded has 2234abcde
that means you have a bad download. there is probably a couple bytes different in your download.
like both files can both be 300.1MB
but they might actually be 300.12 and yours is 300.10
THATS why md5 saves us a lot of time
NOT all md5 are listed, but thats the gist of it.
oh and remember your SDCARD card is
sdcard/external_sd/
That's the thing I tried a couple of roms and they all failed. So I'm pretty sure it's my phone.
In this case scenario what should I do to re root my phone. I know there's a couple different ways such as unrooting to sell.
So which method should I approach?
Thanks for all your help btw!
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iSlow said:
That's the thing I tried a couple of roms and they all failed. So I'm pretty sure it's my phone.
In this case scenario what should I do to re root my phone. I know there's a couple different ways such as unrooting to sell.
So which method should I approach?
Thanks for all your help btw!
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You don't need to Reroot, rooting is just superuser.. it just sounds like you need to get a new recovery that's all. You're already rooted right?
then just download Rom manager and reflash the CWM recovery in there.
Yes i am rooted. Can you link me to a site where I can dl a rom manager?
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Can't wipe cache?

I updated my recovery bc I haven't flashed in a while, n since the update I can't wipe cache.... I'm on nontouch v6.0.1.5.. What should I do? I restarted my fone n tried a bunch of times n still nothing.
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mightymike889 said:
I updated my recovery bc I haven't flashed in a while, n since the update I can't wipe cache.... I'm on nontouch v6.0.1.5.. What should I do? I restarted my fone n tried a bunch of times n still nothing.
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this has happened to me before....you are probably going to have to boot into download mode. Hopefully you have the samsung drivers loaded onto your pc. When you get odin booted up and it recognizes your device, click the .pdf button...that is the only button on odin you need to press!!!! When you are prompted for the file load the .tar file then click start....It may take 3-5 mins to finish it will reboot. You will now have to root again. Hope this helped.
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this has happened to me before....you are probably going to have to boot into download mode. Hopefully you have the samsung drivers loaded onto your pc. When you get odin booted up and it recognizes your device, click the .pdf button...that is the only button on odin you need to press!!!! When you are prompted for the file load the .tar file then click start....It may take 3-5 mins to finish it will reboot. You will now have to root again. Hope this helped.
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Where do I get the tar file from
What caused this... If I change to touch recovery will it work?
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Same problem here cannot wipe cache but I can install roms they just wont work properly I think its something with permissions....
Ok so here is how I fixed it. First I followed this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359 steps 1-8. Then I followed this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1481141 steps 1-7. Then I downloaded superuser3.1 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1698897 Installed that with recovery. Finally I re installed the rom that I was trying to install.
I know its a bit much but it should get you back up and running.
Ugh latest cwm recovery is bad. I has to install twrp as i was tired of the frustrations and i suggest you do the same.
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firebane said:
Ugh latest cwm recovery is bad. I has to install twrp as i was tired of the frustrations and i suggest you do the same.
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Did u have to do anything else or u just installed twrp?
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Beyondcr said:
Same problem here cannot wipe cache but I can install roms they just wont work properly I think its something with permissions....
Ok so here is how I fixed it. First I followed this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1513359 steps 1-8. Then I followed this post http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1481141 steps 1-7. Then I downloaded superuser3.1 from here http://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1698897 Installed that with recovery. Finally I re installed the rom that I was trying to install.
I know its a bit much but it should get you back up and running.
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Doing this worked good. I did flash 3 different recovery versions before rerooting my phone I think the permissions were corrupt.
Beyondcr said:
Doing this worked good. I did flash 3 different recovery versions before rerooting my phone I think the permissions were corrupt.
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What's the last thing the super user for
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mightymike889 said:
What's the last thing the super user for
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I believe it roots the phone superuser in general allows you to do administration tasks root access...

[Q] CWM Warning No File_Contexts

Hi,
I have the Google Play Edition rom installed on T-Mobile Galaxy S4. I have accidentaly deleted the Clockworkmod folder from the internal storage. Now I can reboot in CWM recovery however on the main CMW screen I see a "Warning: No File_Contexts".
Should I be worried about this? Will I able able to flash a different rom, do and restore a nandroid back up with this warning?
If not what should I do to make the warning disappear?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks in advance...
a103 said:
Hi,
I have the Google Play Edition rom installed on T-Mobile Galaxy S4. I have accidentaly deleted the Clockworkmod folder from the internal storage. Now I can reboot in CWM recovery however on the main CMW screen I see a "Warning: No File_Contexts".
Should I be worried about this? Will I able able to flash a different rom, do and restore a nandroid back up with this warning?
If not what should I do to make the warning disappear?
Any help is appreciated.
Thanks in advance...
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You need to reflash cwm I did the same thing by mistake .however reflashing cwm fixed that problem.
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jslim38 said:
You need to reflash cwm I did the same thing by mistake .however reflashing cwm fixed that problem.
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Thanks for the response, do I have to reflash it using Odin then?
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a103 said:
Thanks for the response, do I have to reflash it using Odin then?
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Are you using the original cwm? If so you can download Rom manager from the market .and if your using another version of cwm that was developed by one of xda developer then yes you would need to use Odin to reflash.
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jslim38 said:
Are you using the original cwm? If so you can download Rom manager from the market .and if your using another version of cwm that was developed by one of xda developer then yes you would need to use Odin to reflash.
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Thanks, I'm using original CWM. I was able to do nandroid back up without issues and then successfully flashed a ROM as well as mods.
I did see in one of the thread that quite a few people encountered that issue but they just ignored it, which is what I did.
Thanks again for your help
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I also get this no file_contexts error.
I updatet from CMW 6.0.3.3. to CMW 6.0.3.6 via ROM Manager. Than I reinstalled 6.0.3.6 again to see if error goes away, but this error is still there.
But it seems that error does not have an effect.
MasterBrush said:
I also get this no file_contexts error.
I updatet from CMW 6.0.3.3. to CMW 6.0.3.6 via ROM Manager. Than I reinstalled 6.0.3.6 again to see if error goes away, but this error is still there.
But it seems that error does not have an effect.
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Even I feel the same after researching in different forums.
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Yeah I just got my phone yesterday, and I've had this problem every time I've booted into CWM Recovery. I updated, tried different versions - didn't matter, still get the "no file_contexts" error.
I even tried TWRP and OUDHS Recovery, and had the same issue. I don't know what exactly is causing it, but it hasn't really negatively affected anything that I can see.
Just ignore it. Everything works fine.
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i can't make a nandroid, so i just mounted whatever can be mounted and retried it. the same error still appears, but was able to make a nandroid backup successfully already.
Don't worry about it. Just about every current cwr for every phone has this "error". Just a harmless bug
Adam0524 said:
Don't worry about it. Just about every current cwr for every phone has this "error". Just a harmless bug
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Yep that's what I think too, as I mentioned before I was able to do a nandroid back up and a clean flash too. So just ignore it
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yep, I get the same thing too, tho I've never seen a problem in the functionality of CWM
but has anyone found out what the error message means?
jtdc said:
i can't make a nandroid, so i just mounted whatever can be mounted and retried it. the same error still appears, but was able to make a nandroid backup successfully already.
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I have the same error message and I have no problem making nandroid backups. I always check the option bank up to external sd card. It works perfectly fine. Also flashes go just fine too. Don't worry about the error message. Not sure but I think saying no files are backed up to INTERNAL storage which is fine because you generally want them stored on your EXTERNAL sd storage anyway. If they went to internal you would loose most of your phones memory with a few backups. So don't worry. All is well. Just store your nandroid to external sd card. When its time to restore simply choose backup from EXTE R NAL sd card. So don't worry about that message. Hope this helps
the error message is gone in CWM 6.0.4.4.
MasterBrush said:
the error message is gone in CWM 6.0.4.4.
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Yes it's gone now
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a103 said:
Yes it's gone now
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Hi i am new at the forum, actually i am running cwm 6.0.1.9 touch version, how can i install that version you are talking about wich is "more updated", thanks and excuse me for my poor english.

[Q] Need help installing ROM please

I'm trying to install Cyanogenmod 11 ROM+kernel and I'm running into an issue. When installing the ROM from the micro SD card, I get an error in the file itself and it also says "Status 7" and then "Installation aborted".
Not sure what I'm doing wrong but I've tried a couple of other roms and it's doing exactly the same thing. I've already installed the latest Blaze radio since I'm using T-Mobile on the device.
Any help to get this thing up an going is greatly appreciated! The last ROM that was just in here kept crashing all the time, even after a fresh restore it would crash while trying to install it's initial programs.
No ideas?
What recovery are you using? Try TWRP 2.8.1.0
The newer roms will fail to flash if you're using an older recovery.
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DarkMatter_74 said:
What recovery are you using? Try TWRP 2.8.1.0
The newer roms will fail to flash if you're using an older recovery.
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Yep, that's probably the problem. TWRP's website is teamw.in.
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DarkMatter_74 said:
What recovery are you using? Try TWRP 2.8.1.0
The newer roms will fail to flash if you're using an older recovery.
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Not sure, it's been a long time since I flashed the ROM on there. How can I check?
Xyberz said:
Not sure, it's been a long time since I flashed the ROM on there. How can I check?
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Just boot into your recovery. If you're using TWRP, you'll see a splash logo that says TeamWin.
The screen after that will show your version at the top of the screen. You can update it if necessary at teamw.in
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DarkMatter_74 said:
Just boot into your recovery. If you're using TWRP, you'll see a splash logo that says TeamWin.
The screen after that will show your version at the top of the screen. You can update it if necessary at teamw.in
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Turns out it has CWM v5.0.2.6. Is this outdated and won't work either? Also I have problems trying to download Odin on Windows 8.1. The damn OS blocks the file from being downloaded to the computer. You guys have any idea how to stop this? I've tried even loading it from a SD card and it won't copy the file over.
Ok, thanks for the tip on installing the updated bootloader. Now I have CWM 6.0.4.3 for T-Mobile and installed the Blaze radio since I read it's the best for T-Mo.
I installed the latest version of LiquidSmooth 3.2 but it won't go past the splash screen. I see the animated water pouring and the words Liquid Smooth but it doesn't go past that and just reboots into the same thing.
Seems like I'm finally almost there but this damn thing is fighting every step of the way! What am I doing wrong?
Nevermind, seems like I finally got it.
Had to clear out caches, format memory, and all the erasing jazz each twice. Finally working now!
Thanks for the help guys!!!

Unable to Mount '/data' in TWRP

Hello There!
I'm an idiot. :crying:
I went to follow some steps to flashing a rom on my device.
Then when I got to the TWRP Part that says to factory reset device, I accidentally chose Wipe Data for I didn't see the slidable "slide to factory reset" on the bottom. While it is wiping my data, it restarted and only got stuck wuth the samsung logo. Anyone also experienced this?
If so, I'm gladly accepting help from all of you. thanks!
Attached is a photo of the error
Can you get back into recover? If so just do the wipes in the right order and flash the ROM. Otherwise I don't know what to do next.
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Orion116 said:
Can you get back into recover? If so just do the wipes in the right order and flash the ROM. Otherwise I don't know what to do next.
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Thank you for noticing my post
But sad to say i can't do a factory reset, I have posted a screenshot showing me doing factory reset. I also can't install a rom
xytherion said:
Thank you for noticing my post
But sad to say i can't do a factory reset, I have posted a screenshot showing me doing factory reset. I also can't install a rom
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You are using TWRP 2.8.0 right? If you can install version 2.6.3 using Obin. Then do the wipes and install. There is a bug with 2.8.0 and above for wiping the caches which is why the factory resets are failing and why you cannot install a ROM. Tell me if that works or not. O, to get the older version look through the last 10 or so pages for TWRP for are device. There are several links to the old version
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Orion116 said:
You are using TWRP 2.8.0 right? If you can install version 2.6.3 using Obin. Then do the wipes and install. There is a bug with 2.8.0 and above for wiping the caches which is why the factory resets are failing and why you cannot install a ROM. Tell me if that works or not. O, to get the older version look through the last 10 or so pages for TWRP for are device. There are several links to the old version
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thanks! i'll try it. i'll update you if it works
xytherion said:
thanks! i'll try it. i'll update you if it works
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Your welcome! And thank you.
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Your welcome! And thank you.
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Hi there, I flashed twrp 2.6.3 and now I'm getting a bootloop. the orange splash screen just keep on blinking
xytherion said:
Hi there, I flashed twrp 2.6.3 and now I'm getting a bootloop. the orange splash screen just keep on blinking
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Hmm. Orange splash screen? Can you still boot to recovery or download mode?
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You might want to ask over at the TWRP thread. I am not sure what is going on.
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Orion116 said:
Hmm. Orange splash screen? Can you still boot to recovery or download mode?
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i can go to download mode.
recovery mode just keeps flashing the orange twrp splash screen
image is attached
Also it is late were I live, so I am going to bed. ???✌
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Orion116 said:
Also it is late were I live, so I am going to bed. ???✌
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Oh, ok. thanks anyway :good:
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Oh, ok. thanks anyway :good:
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Your welcome.
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I had the exact same problem with TWRP 2.8. I had to do the factory reset about 6 times before I was able to get it working again. Is your's showing the size of /data as 0?

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